The Milwaukee Bucks put out a short press release on Sept. 10 saying they had requested waivers on two-way player Jalen Moore, who had competed with the team at summer league. It was an odd move considering Moore had signed with the team in July and was expected to make appearances with the Bucks and be one of the inaugural members of the team's G League franchise, the Wisconsin Herd.

That day, Moore told the Journal Sentinel he had been dealing with anxiety, which had prompted his decision to part ways with the Bucks. They had been supportive of him, but he felt it was in his best interests to take care of himself first.

"It (anxiety) was kind of running my life and I was like, 'This is not the way I want to live,'" Moore said at the time.

But there was much more to the story.

On Tuesday, Moore published an essay for The Players' Tribune detailing his battle with panic attacks and anxiety. In it, he discusses having a panic attack on a plane during a road trip his senior year at Utah State as well as the unexpectedly crushing anxiety of signing his contract with the Bucks.

"What’s wrong with you? This is supposed to be the greatest moment of your life. People would kill for this chance," Moore wrote, sharing the thoughts in his head as he dealt with panic attacks in the moments, days and weeks after signing.

"It took a long time to work up the courage and tell my family, and it took a long time for me to feel 'man enough' to admit to my parents that something wasn’t right with my mental health. It took a long time for me to admit to myself that I was miserable.

"I didn’t want to be 22 and miserable."

Now, Moore is at home in Logan, Utah, "still trying to get figure out how to feel better." He's seeing a therapist regularly, working with kids at basketball camps in his free time and staying in shape for a possible return to basketball.

"Right now I feel so much better than I did a few months ago," Moore wrote. "For me, that’s a good place to be. I’m hoping that I’ll play again, and I’m working to make that happen."

Moore's piece is the latest from a professional basketball player addressing and hopefully destigmatizing mental health issues. Toronto Raptors all-star DeMar DeRozan discussed his issues with anxiety and depression in a lengthy story that appeared in the Toronto Star on Feb. 25. On March 6, Cleveland Cavaliers all-star Kevin Love penned an essay for The Players' Tribune about the panic attacks he has dealt with.